'Oppression' in the Bible
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.